Ellen Pompeo Reveals How Many Episodes She’ll Appear in During Season 22 of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’

Ellen Pompeo isn’t done with “Grey’s Anatomy.” She’s tight with Taylor Swift. She even recently picked up one of the popular stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

And she’s still got so much to say.

The actress recently sat down with Variety to talk about her legacy.

No Scrubs

Like every TV doctor, Pompeo is constantly approached by fans who have seen her on “Grey’s Anatomy,” currently in its 21st season. Although she’s no longer starring in the show, people still associate her with the long running primetime soap opera.

“No matter where I go, there are so many people that come up to me, just generations and generations of people, that have gone into healthcare,” she told Variety.

Pompeo is something of an empath and tries to meet people on their emotional levels thanks to their connection to the show.

“[I want to] try to stop and see people and see their pain and just look them in the eye and acknowledge them,” Pompeo admits. 

“If that brings people some comfort, then I guess that’s something I want to say I’m called to do. Every once in a while, a character comes along that moves people. It’s not often that comes along. I’m trying to embrace it with as much grace and gratitude as I can,” she adds.

Additionally, Pompeo is set not only to continue executive produce “Grey’s Anatomy” on top of narrating each episode, she’ll also be appearing in seven of the episodes for season 22.

Payback is a Dish Best Not Served

Unfortunately, Pompeo did mention that residuals for the long running series are almost non-existent. 

“Them having the ability to use my voice, my likeness, my image, 47 billion minutes a year and not paying me a penny wouldn’t really feel great to me,” Pompeo told Variety. 

Residuals are payments for anyone who worked on an entertainment project that has already been released. They usually are a fraction of dollars earned and don’t add up to much. For the Writer’s Guild of America, only credited writers get residuals. For actors in the Screen Actors Guild, principal performers (everyone besides background actors) get the checks.

“People don’t stream the last 10 years more than they stream the first 10 years. Most people stream the first 10 years the most, and there’s no residual structures for any of those writers, actors, directors,” Pompeo explains. “That, to me, is really shitty and really unfair. So, me being on the show a little bit and still getting to at least make money from them profiting off of us is more digestible for me. That’s why I stay on, to be honest.”

Read the full profile on Variety.

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